AW10 Antiwear | Friction Reducer
AW10 Antiwear is a high-performance engine and drivetrain friction reducer that provides massive strength increases to all engine, transmission, and hydraulic oils. It reduces friction, lowers operating temperatures, quiets noisy gearboxes, and extends the life of critical drivetrain components.
REDUCE FRICTION. RESTORE PERFORMANCE. PROTECT YOUR DRIVETRAIN.
Friction Is Costing You Power, Fuel, and Component Life
Metal-to-metal contact inside your engine, gearbox, and differentials generates enormous heat and causes progressive wear — even with quality oil. Over time this leads to increased fuel consumption, rough gear changes, noisy drivetrains, and ultimately expensive component replacements.
Standard engine oils provide a baseline level of protection, but they can't fully eliminate the micro-friction that occurs under high load and temperature. That's where AW10 steps in.
AW10 Antiwear uses a unique friction-modifying formula that bonds to metal surfaces and creates a protective barrier far beyond what oil alone can achieve. It dramatically reduces friction across the entire drivetrain — from the engine to the gearbox, differentials, and hydraulic systems.
Key Benefits:
- Reduces friction across engine, transmission, and hydraulic systems
- Lowers operating temperatures — less heat means less wear
- Reduces noise and vibrations from drivetrain components
- Restores smooth, precise gear changes
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Extends component life — protect your investment
AW10 is particularly effective in high-mileage vehicles, tow vehicles, or any application where the drivetrain is under sustained load. Customers report noticeably quieter gearboxes, smoother shifts, and reduced engine noise after just one treatment.
Add to engine oil, gearbox oil, differential oil, or hydraulic fluid as directed.
Not suitable for brake fluid!
Dose rate
- Engine Oil (2%): 20mL per 1L of Oil - Transmission Oil (5%): 50mL per 1L of Oil - Hydraulics (1%): 10mL per 1L
In stock — NZ-wide delivery · simple returns · questions? Call us
How to use it
Honestly, this is the whole job:
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Measure the dose
Use the dose rate on the label — the bottle cap is your measure.
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Pour it in
Add it to your fuel or oil at fill-up or service. No workshop, no tools.
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Drive as normal
The clean-up happens while you work. Most people notice a difference within two to three tanks.
Precautions — the straight talk
- Keep out of reach of children. Not for drinking — it's engine treatment, not cordial.
- Avoid skin and eye contact — wash with water if it happens. Gloves are a good idea when dosing.
- Store sealed, upright and away from heat or ignition sources — treat it like fuel.
- Stick to the dose rate on the label — more isn't better, it's just wasted product.
Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
The full safety and handling details, PDF format.
What it's done for others
Reviews from customers of Cost Effective Maintenance Australia — our parent company. Same products, 30+ years of results, now here in NZ.
"2006 Hilux, 285,000 km on the clock. Smoked on every hill. Two tanks and it's gone — and it's using less oil between services now."
"Run it across our five Rangers for 18 months. Cold shifts are smoother, the noisy diff went quiet, and the fuel cards show it on the long hauls."
"I tell customers most additives are snake oil. Ran it through a sludged-up Territory before its service — what came out in the drain pan told the whole story."
It pays for itself
A cleaner engine burns less fuel, uses less oil and puts off expensive repairs. One bottle costs less than an hour of workshop time — and you don't have to book anything.